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ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm
Example:
their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("attractive nuisance" is a kind of...):
nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)